NephrologyNow The Ultimate Guide to Kidney Disease Research

This addition to the AJKD Core Curriculum series reviews “Toxic Nephropathies”.
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This review discusses the role of statins in dialysis patients and offers insight into the interpretation of AURORA and the 4D study.
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This indepth review looks at diabetic autonomic and peripheral neuropathy in patients with stages 4-5 CKD or ESRD undergoing dialysis. The evidence supporting the available therapeutic options and the challenges associated with providing adequate care as well as future directions for investigation are discussed.
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This NEJM clinical practice article highlights the management of chronic kidney disease with a look at supporting evidence and review of formal guidelines.
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An up to date clinical review on hyperkalemia.
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This is a comprehensive review of the 10% of atypical HUS cases that are not caused by Shigs-like toxin or streptococci. With a worse overall prognosis, this articles looks at the pathobiology of this syndrome and its diagnosis and management.
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From Nature.com: “Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a clinicopathologic syndrome in which one or more clinical events, usually thrombocytopenia or thrombosis, are temporally related to heparin administration and caused by HIT antibodies. This Review examines HIT from a renal perspective, discussing manifestations of HIT in patients on renal replacement therapy, the recent association of HIT with [...]

This review discusses the renal impact of lithium usage and offers guidance on monitoring, drug interactions, and when to consider discontinuation.
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This concise review provides a clinical perspective on Staphylococcus aureus infections in hemodialysis practice.  Free full text access kindly provided by the American Society of Nephrology.
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This concise review from the American Journal of Kidney Disease Core Curriculum Series focusses on interventional nephrology.
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This paper reviews the available evidence regarding renoprotective effects of aliskiren, with an emphasis on comparison with ACE inhibitors and ARBs.
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This clinical vignette reviews the indications of fomepizole in toxic ingestions from medical toxicology perspective.
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This is a report of 2 cases of ethylene-glycol induced acute kidney injury. Laboratory results as well as toxic kinetics and clinical manifestations of ethylene glycol poisoning are reviewed with a focus on differentiating early from late ingestion.
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